“Not exactly aliens at Area 51.” Continue reading Explainer: Politics and Classified Documents »
The Dispatch→ Explainer: Politics and Classified Documents
“Not exactly aliens at Area 51.” Continue reading Explainer: Politics and Classified Documents »
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff from the Week Donald Trump Got Arraigned. Again.
Plus, the RNC’s got more than a few problems, and Chris Christie sits down with The Dispatch. Continue reading Our Best Stuff from the Week Donald Trump Got Arraigned. Again. »
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Nikki Haley on the Campaign Trail
The Republican presidential candidate has made inaccurate or misleading claims about abortion, trans youth, foreign policy and domestic issues.
The Dispatch→ Stand By Your Non-Man
Alcohol culture is woke. Continue reading Stand By Your Non-Man »
The Dispatch→ Paternal Roots
A look back at Seamus Heaney’s best poem about fathers. Continue reading Paternal Roots »
The Dispatch→ Russia vs. Ukraine, Year One
A review of Serhii Plokhy’s ‘The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History.’ Continue reading Russia vs. Ukraine, Year One »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Buzz Aldrin Did NOT Say Moon Landing ‘Didn’t Happen’
Did astronaut Buzz Aldrin say the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing "didn't happen"? No, that's not true: The video clip in the post that makes this claim is misleading since it left out important context from one of Aldrin's quotes in a 2015 q
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Withhold ‘1,850 Boxes Of Classified’ Documents From Time As Vice President
Did President Joe Biden withhold 1,850 boxes of classified documents from his time as vice president between 2009 and 2017? No, that's not true: Though the University of Delaware Library has stated that it holds over 1,850 boxes of Biden'
Truth or Fiction?→ Meta’s Zuckerberg Claims ‘Establishment’ Pushed for Censorship on COVID-19 Disinformation
Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg claimed that a nebulous “establishment” mistakenly pushed for his platform to censor information regarding COVID-19 because they thought it was disinformation. While discussing issues concerning moderation wit
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – In 22 states, gay couples can be legally booted from restaurants. How often that happens is unclear
In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Comer Admits Nobody Has Heard From Biden Informant in Three Years’
On June 16 2023, a Reddit user shared a post (“Comer admits nobody has heard from alleged Biden informant for three years”) to r/politics: Comer admits nobody has heard from alleged Biden informant for three years by u/Deroc
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ucrania no ha tomado Moscú, contrario a lo que dice una publicación en Facebook
"Panico en Moscu Putin anuncia que Ucrania toma la ciudad".
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Space is real, and that fact still holds water
Says a video showing water inside a glass on a spaceflight proves space isn’t real
PolitiFact→ Roger Marshall – No, US flag code wasn’t violated when the progress pride flag was displayed at the White House
Displaying the progress pride flag between two American flags during a White House pride event was “in breach of US Flag Code.”
The Dispatch→ Critical Trump Theory
Many on the right have embraced the idea that the system is rigged against the former president. Continue reading Critical Trump Theory »
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Pfizer is not paying Anderson Cooper $12 million to promote COVID vaccine
“Pfizer funneled $12 million to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper as part of a deal to promote mRNA COVID jabs to the American public.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Live Footage Of Apollo 17 Moon Launch Was NOT Faked — Livestream Technology Existed In 1972
Is livestreamed footage of the lunar module Challenger's 1972 takeoff from the moon fake since the technology did not exist at the time to livestream such an event? No, that's not true: NASA's chief historian confirmed to Lead Stories tha
FactCheck.org→ Cleveland Clinic Study Did Not Show Vaccines Increase COVID-19 Risk
SciCheck Digest Numerous studies have found that additional COVID-19 shots are generally associated with extra protection against the coronavirus. Many people on social media, however, have shared a preliminary finding from a Cleveland Clinic study
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Massachusetts church wasn’t hosting same-sex wedding when it burned down after lightning strike
A Boston church burned during “a homosexual marriage” and there were no survivors.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Miranda Lambert isn’t hawking these weight-loss gummies
Country singer Miranda Lambert is giving away “free belly melt kits.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – It’s Pride Month, but the United Nations didn’t replace its country flags with LGBTQ flags, contrary
“The United Nations replaces all 193 country flags with LGBT flags.”
The Dispatch→ How Long Does DeSantis Have?
The clock is ticking on Trump’s most plausible challenger. Continue reading How Long Does DeSantis Have? »
The Dispatch→ The People’s Justice
A look at Thomas' time as Justice. Continue reading The People’s Justice »
PolitiFact→ Trump and some in GOP are promoting a Biden bribery allegation. It is from 2020 and unverified.
Trump and his allies have promoted an allegation that Joe Biden took a $5 million bribe. This stems from an unverified account provided to the FBI in June 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Found Or Promote AI Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Bitsoft 360
Did Elon Musk launch an AI cryptocurrency trading platform called Bitsoft 360 AI? No, that's not true: This video of Musk was taken from a guest appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast on September 7, 2018, and its transcript shows Musk never
FactCheck.org→ Video: Q&A on the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
The federal public health emergency for COVID-19 ended on May 11, bringing changes to health care and public benefits. In this video, FactCheck.org teamed up with Factchequeado to answer some questions about how this might affect you. Th
PolitiFact→ Viral image – SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman wasn’t arrested by the military
The military arrested the administrator of the Small Business Administration.
The Dispatch→ Failure to Launch?
Republican candidates for 2024 struggle to respond to Trump’s indictment. Continue reading Failure to Launch? »
FactCheck.org→ Ad Misleads: Trump Not Charged as Spy
The latest ad from the anti-Trump Lincoln Project promotes the same mistaken argument that Donald Trump himself has made — that the former president has been charged with spying or espionage. Trump was charged under a part of the Espionage Act c
PolitiFact→ Some GOP hopefuls want to honor Confederate Braxton Bragg with US base. Here's what to know
Two Republican presidential candidates, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence, recently said they would return the name Fort Bragg to the large Army base in North Carolina. Historians see many reasons why they shouldn’t.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Dr. Sebi’ murió de neumonía, no fue asesinado por sus declaraciones sobre ciertos alimentos
"Silenciaron al Dr. Sebi" por decir que ciertos vegetales "son productos de laboratorio".
Full Fact→ Photographs show a dead baboon not an alien
A Facebook post shows photos of what it incorrectly claims are aliens.
Full Fact→ Fake Amazon iPhone deal advertised on Facebook
The post uses a similar video to other fake promotions we’ve checked before.
PolitiFact→ Making sense of 'bleach' and hammer claims: What really happened with Hillary Clinton's emails?
With the attention on Donald Trump’s handling of government documents, we’ve heard a lot about “bleach” and hammers used to destroy Hillary Clinton’s emails. But what’s it all about? We explain:
The Dispatch→ Pence Confronts Trump
Plus: Republicans see a chance to knock off Maine’s Rep. Jared Golden. Continue reading Pence Confronts Trump »
Full Fact→ Police don’t advise smashing car windows to rescue dogs in hot weather
Tens of thousands of people have shared inaccurate information about the law on rescuing dogs from hot cars.
Full Fact→ Sunken ice isn’t a reliable way to spot if your drink’s been spiked
Viral social media posts are warning people to watch for ice sinking in their drink—but if it’s been spiked, ice will usually still float.
Logically→ Old video of a flash flood wrongly linked to cyclone Biparjoy
AllSides→ Newsom Manipulates the Facts to Make California Sound Better Than DeSantis’s Turf
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/06/13/newsom-manipulates-the-facts-to-make-california-sound-better-than-desantiss-turf-n2624445